Practical Exam & Viva Voce Preparation Guide
Complete blueprint for securing 50/50 in CBSE Class 10 IT Practical Evaluation: Hands-on Lab Tasks (Writer, Calc, Base), 15 Lab File Assignments, External Examiner Viva Questions, and Field Visit Report guidelines.
CBSE Class 10 IT (Code 402) Practical Examination Mark Distribution
The practical exam carries 50% of the total 100 marks for Subject Code 402, evaluated by an External Examiner and Internal Teacher:
- Writer task: 10 Marks
- Calc task: 10 Marks
- Base task: 10 Marks
Oral examination by external examiner covering Writer styles, Calc formulas, RDBMS keys, and workplace safety rules.
Bound folder with printouts/write-ups of 15 standard lab assignments verified and signed by the teacher.
Combines with the 50-mark written theory board exam for a grand total of 100 marks.
Hands-On Practical Lab Tasks (30 Marks Breakdown)
Task 1: Digital Documentation in LibreOffice Writer (10 Marks)
10 MarksTypical Exam Question: "Create a 3-page newsletter for your school IT club. Apply a custom Paragraph Style with 14pt Calibri bold green font. Insert an image, crop it by 1 cm, anchor it to character, and apply Optimal Page Wrap. Insert an automatic Table of Contents with 3 heading levels and save as a template (.ott)."
Task 2: Electronic Spreadsheet in LibreOffice Calc (10 Marks)
10 MarksTypical Exam Question: "Enter sales figures for 4 quarters in separate sheets. In a master sheet, consolidate data using SUM with 'Link to source data' enabled. Apply 2 What-if Scenarios (High Sales vs Low Sales). Use Goal Seek to determine what price produces a profit of ₹1,00,000."
Task 3: Database Management in LibreOffice Base (10 Marks)
10 MarksTypical Exam Question: "In LibreOffice Base, create two tables: 'Student' (AdmNo Primary Key, Name, Class) and 'Fee' (ReceiptNo Primary Key, AdmNo Foreign Key, AmountPaid). Establish a 1-to-Many relationship with Delete Cascade. Write an SQL query showing student names who paid > ₹5,000. Build a Form for student data entry."